Reciprocal relationship.

You may already know this but I really love my chickens. There are only three of them but they just make me smile when I look at them. They are funny and silly and so very simple minded. Each day they greet me with all kinds of chatter and excitement at my visit. I know they really want to know what kind of treats I might have brought but I pretend that they are happy to see me. Each day I bring them leftover food in the same shiny bowl. They love that bowl with such an intensity. I honestly think they wouldn't care if there were a pile of montecristo cigars or rice from yesterday's dinner in the bowl. I have actually watched them peck at the bowl even though it is empty. It might be the sound of their beaks tapping on the metal of the bowl that draws them to it. This week they finally showed me some love back and left eggs in their nest box. I like the now reciprocal nature of our relationship. I bring treats in the shiny bowl and they leave me gorgeous brown eggs in their nest box.